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<p>Information about the reasons for remand decisions is not centrally held within
the Court Proceedings database. It is therefore not possible to identify whether defendants
were remanded in custody for their own protection or welfare as an exception to bail
under the Bail Act 1976 from the established remands data. This information may be
obtained through a manual search of court records, but to do so would incur disproportionate
costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has published more general information
on remand status at both magistrates’ and Crown Courts, up to December 2019, available
in the following data tools:</p><p> </p><p>Magistrates’ Court:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888658/remands-magistrates-court-tool-2019.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888658/remands-magistrates-court-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p>
</p><p>Crown Court:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888657/remands-crown-court-tool-2019.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888657/remands-crown-court-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p>
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